About Beep8 and the Beep Mini

Beep8 and the Beep Mini is a project by Ben Gillbanks.

Beep8 is an open source browser-based game engine that allows you to create games that run in your web browser. It is designed to be simple and easy to use, with a focus on 8-bit style graphics and sound. There’s more information about the engine on the Beep8 website.

Made by Binary Moon

Ben is a web developer from the UK. He blogs on his personal website Binary Moon.

Ben has been building things for the web since the late 90’s. He has worked on a wide range of projects including games, interactive installations, and websites. He spent 11 years working at Miniclip.com (when it was still a games arcade) as the Director of Web Development. He loves gaming, coding, and building things.

You can follow Ben on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or GitHub.

Some of Ben’s Websites

Brush Ninja - A suite of creative tools, include an online animation tool.

Ninja Puzzles - Free printable puzzles such as Sudoku, Word Searches, and Mazes.

Ninja Sparks - A newsletter about creativity and productivity.

Binary Moon - My personal website and blog.

Beep8 - A javascript library for making retro games.

Photo Edit Tools - A suite of online photo editing tools.

Swap Create - A website for creative people to find alternatives to Adobe apps.

Technology

Beep Mini is a static site built using Jekyll and ElementalCSS.